Dispensing-bin.



W. G. TEMPLETON.

DISPENSING BIN.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.2. |914.

1,230,238. PatentedJune19,1917.

Inventor Attorneys WILLIAM G. TEMPLETON, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

DISPENSINGr-BIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1917.

Application filed September 2, 1914. Serial No. 859,871.

T0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. TEMPLE- 'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Colorado Springs, in the county of El Paso and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Dispensing-Bin, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bins for use in the storage of cereal, seeds, feed, small quantities of coal, and in fact any material of a nature allowing it to be handled with scoops, small shovels and the like.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a bulk holder which, if desired, can be so mounted as to constitute one of' a series of units, this bulk holder being movable bodily to open and to closed position, the weight of the holder and its contents serving to maintain the holder in either of said positions.

A further object is to provide a bulk holder which closes against a supporting wall provided therefor so that the contents of the holder are protected from dust, moisture, insects and rodents. n

Another object is to provide Ya bulk holder which, when moved to open position,ywill bring to the top that portion-of its contents which has been upon the bottom lof the bulk holder, thus preventing any of the contents from becoming stale, as where only the top material is removed andthe material'at the bottom left untouched.

A further Objectis to provide a pinwhich is simple and durable in construction, attractive, and which can be easily opened or closed no matter how heavily loaded.

A further object is to provide a lbulk holder which is so mounted that it becomes impossible to leave it in an intermediateor partly closed position. Instead it-isneces sary for the bulk holder to assume a position either ywhere entirely-open or entirely closed.

When the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and Vin the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bin embodying the present improvements.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section taken therethrough from front to rear, the bulk holder being shown, by full lines in closed position and by dotted lines in open position. l

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a. housing which, in the present instance, is made up of side supports 2, a top member 3, a wall tand bottom connecting strips 5. It is to be understood, however, that various other forms of bin supports may be used. For-example, superposed shelves having vertical partitions therebetween can be used in lieu of the form of housing shown in the drawings, or, if

preferred, side supports extending forwardly from a wall or the like can be employed, it merely being necessary that the parts be so arranged that the back wall will completely close the back of the bin when it is in one position.

In the construction illustrated, the supportsl 2 are formed with notched shoulders 6 in which trunnions 7 are detachably mount- Ved and adapted to rotate, thesetrunnions extending laterally from the flat sides 8 of a bulk holder 9. As shown particularly in Fig. 2, the bulk holder is provided with a flat inclined front wall v10 merging, at its lower end, into a rounded bottom extending through approximately 240 degrees and which bottom 11, merges into a fiat back wall 12 which, when the bulk holder is in closed position, ts snugly against the wall 4. This back wall 12 is spaced from the upper end of the front wall 10, thus to form an outlet opening 13 in the bulk holder, the free edge portion of the wall l2 being bent into the bulk holder to formV a iange 14 movement of the bulk holder to open position is limited by stop lugs 1G extending laterally from the bulk holder and ,adapted to come into Contact with the sidle suports 2. y

Extending forwardly from the upper portion of the front-wall 10 and throughout the width of 'said wall is a plate 17 and this plate is connected tothe wall 1G'by a reinforcing and backing plate 18 which, when they bulk holder' is inl closed position, assumes a substantially vertical position', as shown in Fig. 2. The space between the wall l0 and plate 17 is closed at the sides by side plates 19 and secured to or formed cn these side'plates at thev front edges thereof are guides: 20y detachably engaged by a transparent panel 21. Thus it will be seen that a display compartment 22 is formed between fthe panel and the plate 18, it being designed toplace a sample of the contents of the, bulkholder in this compartment where it can be readily viewed through the transparent panel 21. A label holder 23 is preferablyarranged upon the wall 10 of the bulk holder and thev label carried by this holder will contain data relative-to the contents of the bulk holder as, for example, the name and the pricey per pound'. A finger piece ora-grip 24 can be extended from the label holder, the same affording means whereby the bulk holder can be moved readily to open or to closed position.-

Vhen it is desired to" use the bulk holder, the same; is moved to' open position by pulling forwardly;I on the grip 241' until the center of gravity has passed the vertical plane occupied by' the trunnions 7 whereupon4 said bulk' holder will :swing downtwardly to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, pins 16 coming against the front edges of the side'supports 2.- The material to be' stored is vplaced' through the Opening 13 and into the bulk holder after which said bulk holder is swung upwardly and baJckwardl-y so' that the opening 13 will be fully closed or sealed by the wall 4. Thus it will be seen that the contents of the bulk holder will be completely protected from dust, insects, rodents and moisture; llVhen it is desired to remove a portion of the contents of the bulk holder, said bulk holder is again' swung downwardly to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2 and, during L this movement, the rounded bottom 11 of the bulk holder will 'carry' upwardly that portion of the material contacting' therewith so that the material which had previously been at the bottom of the bulk holder will thusbe brought to the topand be among that which is removed from the bulk holder. Obviously, therefore', the operation of openingy and closing the bulk holder will result in the Vagitation of the contents so that no portion of said contents will remain constantly at the bottom where it would be likely toV become stale.

It will be noted that in view of the granular or rolling characteri'stics of the goods or commodities designed Yto be handled in the holder it is desirable to have the opening in the rear wall extend approximately from the upper extremity of said wallv or in other words, the apex of the holder, to a point about midway of the length of the holder or above the plane of the pivotal axis when the holder is in its upright orf closed position. This requirement is due to the fact 'as above' brought out, that in moving the holder from't its closed or upright posi'- tion to its open or lowered position the goods are carried upward bythe arcuate or storage part of the holder and' are in a`- sense dropped over the axis to` a position in front so; that the goods whichv occupied the' bottoml of' the holder' in its uprightposition are brought to the front. In other words, while water 0r other liquid which may be regarded as freely mobile' so that in an article of this kind it would remain at the` bottom and merely seek its level, the purpose' ofthis receptacle may be said to be for 'the handling of semimobifle goods or commodities which while capable of movement,that is to say relative movement of the particles or elements, are not as freely movable as a liquid. It is hencey desirable to have the closed portion of the rear wallet the holder desired to clean it. l

i Although the' bulk holder has been shown constructed of an imperforate materiali, it is to bc understood than-where the bulk holder is designed for holding such'goods as nuts, lemons, oranges, etc., it can be made* of foraminous materia-l'v such as wire'fnetting, perforated metal, or the like. Thisis so ob, vious that it is'not deemed' necessary'to illustrate the same.

As has already been pointed out,y the bin is capable of numerous l'uses` in" stores and homes, and it has been feund' that the device can also be used as a mail box inasmuch as the contents of the device will be fully protected-from rain, snow,.etc.

na-smuch as a bin such as described is much cheaper to manufacture" than ordinary drawers, it has been found that canv be used to advantage in kitchen cabinets and other articles of furniture; v

`What isclaimedisz-` Y 1. The combination with a supporting structure having a vertical back wall,- of a isa tom from the extremities of which tangential front and rear Walls converge along straight lines tovvard a meeting point or apex, the holder being mounted eccentrically7 the rear Wall of the holder having an access opening extending from its upper extremity and of sulicient size to receive a bulk removing element7 the side Walls of the holder having straight free edges in the same plane with the outer face of the rear Wall of the holder, said edges and face being movable to position fiat against the vertical Wall of the supporting structure to seal the access opening.

2. A pivoted bulk holder having its axis near the bottom and carrying a sample display compartment at a point above and remote from said axis, said holder having a limited range of movement such that at the limits thereof said display compartment is either in front or in rear of the vertical plane of the axis of the holder, and acts as a counter Weight in retaining the holder in position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM G. TEMPLETON.

Witnesses:

HARRY A. SCURR, F. J. BAKER.

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